Students at Migori Boys High School in Migori County staged a demonstration expressing concern over rising cases of school unrest across the country.
According to clips seen online yesterday, the students were carrying different placards, indicating that they cannot and will not burn their school,” calling instead for dialogue, discipline, and peaceful ways of addressing grievances within schools.
They are determined not to take part in destructive strikes that have, in recent years, led to the burning of learning institutions.
This comes following a series of students’ unrest in various schools after the deadly dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Senior Secondary School in Gilgil that claimed 16 lives.
Reacting to the crisis, Principal Secretary for Basic Education Julius Bitok ruled out early closure of schools despite reported cases of student unrest in parts of the country.
Speaking in a presser on Thursday, June 4, 2026, Bitok said the government is monitoring the situation but maintained that disruptions remain limited, with most schools operating normally.
He insisted that learning is continuing in the vast majority of institutions.
“Learning is going on without any interruption in our schools. It’s only about less than 100 schools, or rather, about 80 schools, that we have experienced,” he said.
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